Update 3/20/15 – The Lower Pottsgrove Zoning Hearing Board unanimously denied the zoning-variances request from GEG Investments, effectively ending its bid to build a self-storage facility on its property at Orlando and Mauger Roads and North Cha…
Injunctive Action Taken Against Canadian Self-Storage Operator for Drainage Issues
Update 4/17/15 – Penticton officials have given Action Steel Sales Ltd. and Penticton Self Storage Ltd. a two-week extension to fix the drainage issues and a damaged retaining wall between their properties before the city takes legal action, acco…
Self-Storage Operators in Hawaii Report Increase in Business
Self-storage operators in Hawaii are reporting increased occupancy from homeowners downsizing their residences and business customers trying to offset rising lease rates in commercial real estate, according to the source. The local storage market has b…
SmartStop Self Storage Appoints New Controller
SmartStop Self Storage, which operates 163 facilities in 20 states and Canada, hired Matt Lopez as the controller assigned to the company’s two affiliated real estate investment trusts (REIT), Strategic Storage Growth Trust Inc. and Strategic Sto…
Self-Storage Insurance Company Bader Appoints New CEO
Bader Co., a supplier of tenant and commercial insurance to the self-storage industry, has appointed Darrell Gambero as its new CEO, effective immediately. Gambero has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance industry and 20 years of close ass…
Developer Seeks Approval to Build Self-Storage Condo Units in Clarendon Hills, IL
Real estate developer Kevin Anetsberger, who owns a parcel of land in downtown Clarendon Hills, Ill., is looking to build a two-story self-storage facility containing 16 units he hopes to sell to individual owners. He may be also open to renting them, …
Twitter Talk: How the Social Media Giant Can Help Your Self-Storage Business
Of all the social media sites, Twitter may seem like the easiest one for self-storage operators to master. However, there’s more to it than offering up tweets about your current special. Here’s some guidance on making the most of your Twitter marketing…
Change to Fair Trading Act May Affect Self-Storage Contracts in New Zealand
Recent changes to the Fair Trading Act in New Zealand make it illegal to include an “unfair term” in standard business-to-consumer contracts and could impact several industries including self-storage. The updated law enables the Commerce Co…
Hongkong Storage Hosts Self-Storage Investment Seminar
Update 4/1/15 – Officials from Hongkong Storage and other invited speakers characterized the Hong Kong self-storage market as one poised for increased development during the company’s investment seminar earlier this week.
Self-Storage Operator U-Haul Buys Dollar Storage in Calverton, NY
U-Haul Co. of Long Island has acquired the former Dollar Storage facility in Calverton, N.Y., and rebranded it as U-Haul Moving and Storage of Riverhead. The property at 2080 River Road is the farthest east of any of the company’s stores on Long …